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Anna Ivanovna

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[ah-nuh ee-vah-nuhv-nuh] / ˈɑ nə iˈvɑ nəv nə /

noun

  1. 1693–1740, empress of Russia 1730–40.


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Her name is Anna Ivanovna and we tracked her down to Velyka Danylivka, a village near Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine where she lives with her husband, dogs, cats and rabbits.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022

No one epitomizes this mindset more than Anna Ivanovna.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

As for Anna Ivanovna, she died the following October of kidney troubles.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

My sister is delighted with you and Anna Ivanovna, and I am inexpressibly glad of it, for I love your family like my own.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

In 1740 Anna Ivanovna resolved to surpass every preceding Carnival by her unique manner of providing her people with amusement during this merry season.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various

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